MARINE LIFE · ARCHIVED OCCURRENCE SAMPLE

Evidence of marine life

A small, dated research sample around Britain and the northeast Atlantic. These are recorded observations, not live animal positions or a complete species inventory.

Species or survey

17 of 17 eligible records shown. Observation dates span 1969–2024. Retrieved 2026-09-08.

Reported locations, dates and depths
Scientific name	Observed	Location	Maximum reported depth	Record type / flags
Clupea harengus Survey and attribution ICES North Sea International Bottom Trawl Survey for commercial fish species Fish trawl survey: ICES North Sea International Bottom Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010. Online source: http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk. CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	2010-08-25T09:13:00+00:00	58.2212°, -0.5360°	109 m	Occurrence No OBIS flags supplied
Rissa tridactyla Survey and attribution European Seabirds At Sea (ESAS) Vanermen N, Stienen EWM, Fijn R, Markones N, Holdsworth N, Osypchuk A, Pinto C, Desmet P (2022): European Seabirds at Sea (ESAS). ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark. https://esas.ices.dk https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/601 CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	1994-05-09T04:40:00+00:00	56.5000°, -1.6367°	Not supplied	HumanObservation NO_DEPTH
Crisularia plumosa Survey and attribution Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by SeaSearch SeaSearch (2021): Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by SeaSearch. v2.1. Marine Biological Association. Dataset/Samplingevent. https://doi.org/10.17031/yq0gbg CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	2018-05-20	50.5474°, -4.9989°	11 m	MaterialSample No OBIS flags supplied
Melanogrammus aeglefinus Survey and attribution Predator and Prey Around Renewable Energy Developments (PrePARED) Stainer, P., Bicknell, A., Witt, M., Main, R. 2022. Predator and Prey Around Renewable Energy Developments (PrePARED) will focus on how the dynamic balance of both predators and prey and how each varie around renewable energy developments. Fish aggregation around new installations, while not novel, is a phenomenon worth investigating at newly constructed windfarm sites particularly where it may lead to an increase in top predators foraging there.. Accessed via the Ocean Tracking Network OBIS IPT on INSERT DATE CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	2024-05-05 23:23:58	58.2172°, -2.7908°	Not supplied	MachineObservation NO_DEPTH
Chamelea striatula Survey and attribution ICES Zoobenthos Community dataset ICES Environmental Database (DOME), Zoobenthos community. Available online at http://dome.ices.dk. ICES, Copenhagen. Consulted on yyyy-mm-dd. CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	2017-03-07T13:25:00	54.6683°, -5.8067°	0.02 m	Occurrence No OBIS flags supplied
Merlangius merlangus Survey and attribution Scottish West Coast Survey for commercial fish species Fish trawl survey: Scottish West Coast Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010. Online source: http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk. CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: 3552 meters	2004-11-23T11:51:00+00:00	54.4150°, -3.8657°	37 m	Occurrence No OBIS flags supplied
Larus argentatus Survey and attribution HG_OOSTENDE - Herring gulls (Larus argentatus, Laridae) breeding at the southern North Sea coast (Belgium) Stienen E W, Desmet P, Milotic T, Hernandez F, Deneudt K, Matheve H, Bouten W (2026). HG_OOSTENDE - Herring gulls (Larus argentatus, Laridae) breeding at the southern North Sea coast (Belgium). Version 1.4. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=hg_oostende&v=1.4 CC0 1.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	2019-09-22T05:01:26Z	50.5430°, 1.5850°	Not supplied	MachineObservation NO_DEPTH
Eunice vittata Survey and attribution RSMP Baseline Dataset Cooper et al. (2017). RSMP Baseline Dataset. Cefas, UK. V1. doi: https://doi.org/10.14466/CefasDataHub.34 doi:10.14466/CefasDataHub.34 CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	2012-09-02	50.2781°, -0.1168°	48.4 m	MaterialSample No OBIS flags supplied
Dumontia contorta Survey and attribution Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) (2021): Marine Recorder Snapshot extract of surveys entered by JNCC. v2.1. Marine Biological Association. Dataset/Samplingevent. https://doi.org/10.17031/mehqrq CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	1988-04-16	55.6686°, -1.8060°	Not supplied	MaterialSample NO_DEPTH
Melanogrammus aeglefinus Survey and attribution ICES North Sea International Bottom Trawl Survey for commercial fish species Fish trawl survey: ICES North Sea International Bottom Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010. Online source: http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk. CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	1969-02-17T13:20:00+00:00	57.3333°, 1.7167°	88 m	Occurrence No OBIS flags supplied
Merlangius merlangus Survey and attribution Scottish West Coast Survey for commercial fish species Fish trawl survey: Scottish West Coast Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010. Online source: http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk. CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: 3678 meters	2002-03-04T12:45:00+00:00	58.4132°, -6.0163°	98 m	Occurrence No OBIS flags supplied
Merlangius merlangus Survey and attribution Predator and Prey Around Renewable Energy Developments (PrePARED) Stainer, P., Bicknell, A., Witt, M., Main, R. 2022. Predator and Prey Around Renewable Energy Developments (PrePARED) will focus on how the dynamic balance of both predators and prey and how each varie around renewable energy developments. Fish aggregation around new installations, while not novel, is a phenomenon worth investigating at newly constructed windfarm sites particularly where it may lead to an increase in top predators foraging there.. Accessed via the Ocean Tracking Network OBIS IPT on INSERT DATE CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	2023-11-21 15:06:30	58.1453°, -2.6860°	Not supplied	MachineObservation NO_DEPTH
Gadus morhua Survey and attribution ICES North Sea International Bottom Trawl Survey for commercial fish species Fish trawl survey: ICES North Sea International Bottom Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010. Online source: http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk. CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	1996-11-10T13:22:00+00:00	56.6333°, 1.5167°	92 m	Occurrence No OBIS flags supplied
Larus fuscus Survey and attribution DELTATRACK - Herring gulls (Larus argentatus, Laridae) and lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at Neeltje Jans (Netherlands) Stienen E W, Buijs R, de Visser J, Fijn R, Govaert S, Lilipaly S, Platteeuw M, Desmet P (2026). DELTATRACK - Herring gulls (Larus argentatus, Laridae) and lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at Neeltje Jans (Netherlands). Version 1.16. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=deltatrack&v=1.16 CC0 1.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	2020-09-23T12:17:17Z	52.3000°, 0.1656°	Not supplied	MachineObservation NO_DEPTH, ON_LAND
Pleuronectes platessa Survey and attribution ICES Beam Trawl Survey for commercial fish species Fish trawl survey: ICES Beam Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010. Online source: http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk. CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	2008-09-08T08:41:00	55.3870°, -0.4191°	67 m	Occurrence No OBIS flags supplied
Larus fuscus Survey and attribution DELTATRACK - Herring gulls (Larus argentatus, Laridae) and lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at Neeltje Jans (Netherlands) Stienen E W, Buijs R, de Visser J, Fijn R, Govaert S, Lilipaly S, Platteeuw M, Desmet P (2026). DELTATRACK - Herring gulls (Larus argentatus, Laridae) and lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at Neeltje Jans (Netherlands). Version 1.16. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=deltatrack&v=1.16 CC0 1.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	2022-09-07T07:01:29Z	52.5200°, -1.3311°	Not supplied	MachineObservation NO_DEPTH, ON_LAND
Pegusa lascaris Survey and attribution ICES Beam Trawl Survey for commercial fish species Fish trawl survey: ICES Beam Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010. Online source: http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk. CC BY 4.0 · Sampling effort: Not supplied in this occurrence sample	2011-09-17T15:21:00	51.5903°, -4.5332°	33 m	Occurrence No OBIS flags supplied